One of a handful of films released during the 1980s that had the word "Border" forming part of the title and examining immigration across the Mexico-US border, many dealing with issues relating to corruption, profiteering, border protection and illegal immigration. The movies included The Border (1982), Borderline (1980), Border Heat (aka Deadly Stranger (1988)), Border Radio (1987) and Border Cop (1980) (aka aka "The Blood Barrier", aka "The Border", aka T"he Border, USA").
One of the first US indie films to premiere in the US on pay cable TV (HBO) without a US theatrical release.